Hello, I am a frequent user of Mnemosyne but I found that i would always find excuses to not study the cards. Playing games, browsing the net, whatever I was doing it usually wasn't studying.
I decided to create a program to fix this problem, and the result is Mnemosyne Study Lock. Mnemosyne Study Lock is a simple program that opens Mnemosyne and forces all other programs to minimize and then locks your mouse so you literally cannot do anything with your computer except use the enter and number keys to do flash cards on Mnemosyne for 100 seconds. MSL is designed to be set to run every 20 or 30 minutes using the windows task scheduler. Once MSL is running, for the next 100 seconds your computer will be completely locked in Mnemosyne and the ONLY way to get free would be to reboot or log out and back in. The program worked so well for me that I thought it could help others with their studies as well. Please leave a comment if you enjoyed it. ************ Instructions: 1. Place StudyLock in the same folder your Mnemosyne.exe is located. Open the desired deck in Mnemosyne, Make sure in Mnemosyne configuration Mnemosyne Auto save after every repetition is activated. save and close Mnemosyne. 2. Open windows Task Scheduler (start>All Programs>accessories>system tools) and click Action>create task. 3. name your task "StudyLock". switch to triggers tab, click new, Select "Begin the task" and set it to "At Login" check the "Delay task" and set for "30 Minutes". Check "Repeat task every:" and choose "30 minutes" "For a duration of" and choose "Indefinitely". Check the "Enabled" box at the bottom. switch to the actions tab and choose "new" in the box select "start a program" and "browse", find your mnemosyne folder and select StudyLock.exe that you placed in there. Click OK at the bottom of the box to create the task. Log off your computer and Log back in. The task is now activated. 4. You have now installed StudyLock and set it to run every 30 minutes after login. You may delete the task or StudyLock.exe at any time. You must study with enter and number keys. You cannot use the mouse to study ****************** FAQ: 1. Will this hurt my computer or my deck? A: It does not change any computer settings and does not do anything to Mnemosyne except open and close it. Make sure you set Mnemosyne autosave so your study progress is saved. 2. How do I stop it in an emergency? A: Obviously you would just make whenever you are too lazy to study an "emergency" So you cant. You can log off or reboot, but thats more of a pain than studying for 100 seconds 3. Can I set it to run every 5 minutes instead? A: Sure, how often it is run has no effect on StudyLock and it will work with any frequency or you can click the StudyLock.exe to run it yourself. 4. It won't run. A: You need to log out and log in to trigger the repeating task. Also check to make sure you have the "Enabled" box checked on the task and that the time and program is right. Press "Run Now" in the task scheduler to test the task immediately. 5. Why Did my study time reset? A: Attempting to close or minimize mnemosyne will cause the program to reset your time back to 100 seconds. Stop it! 6. How do I Uninstall it? A: Delete StudyLock.exe and delete the task you created in the task scheduler Licence and Warning: Use this file however you want. I have been using it without problems for a while now and this program should not do anything to hurt your computer or Mnemosyne deck But I accept no responsibility if it does. Use at your own risk. Download: (IMPORTANT: Obviously because of the way this program behaves (locking mouse and windows) It will of course be flagged as a virus by your antivirus program) you will have to create an exception for it in your antivirus settings.) http://www.filedropper.com/studylock<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.filedropper.com%2Fstudylock&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNF_uT2Egk-7t20mEixc0FT_pkVxxg> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "mnemosyne-proj-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mnemosyne-proj-users/58047910-d6ed-4f1f-9e11-6949bba7fdb0%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
